This work by Javier Ruiz Abel is a tribute to those granadino and almerian miners who in the late 19th and early 20th century came to work in the mines of the Linares - La Carolina district, of which in our municipal term we have some unique examples.

These lines correspond to the Treaty of the Mountain, studied by the Duke of Almazan, a document that some researchers attribute to Jorge Manrique. To talk about the 15th century in the Sierra de Segura is to talk about the Manrique family and the border period. A situation in which attacks and responses by Christians and Muslims were frequent. This danger and the border situation can only be seen by entering Segura de la Sierra: remains of walls, towers, entrance doors and on top of the hill, the watchful castle.

The Visits Books of the Order of Santiago described in the late 15th century the castle of Segura de la Sierra as a military compound with weapons to face a siege or, if necessary, to organize a village to attack the enemy. We cannot forget that in 1434 Rodrigo Manrique organized a village to conquer Huécar in the Altiplano granadino.

In Segura de la Sierra, taking advantage of this privileged position and under the security offered by its walls is where Jorge Manrique was raised under the care of his mother, Mrs. Mencía de Figueroa, in the house that still today is preserved five hundred years later.

Built in 1980

At 1440 m high is the MONTE ARDAL, which can be accessed by the road that reaches San Bartolomé, to the crossing that is moving to the left. It is a classroom of nature located in a forest shelter, with views of the village, the surrounding mountains,... in addition to the shelter, there is also a recreation area, adapted don barbecues, tables, and covered by a porch.

It was the first, and therefore oldest, to operate in Valdepeñas. It began to ground the day on August 15, 1540 and had two milling stones. Its owner, Juanín LeClerque, called it the Upper Mill of Santa Ana and also built a second mill, called the Bajo of Santa Ana, which also had two stones. Both mills were the only ones in Valdepeñas until the 18th century.

In 1787, the batan, used until then to cast wool, was transformed into a mill, and was built in the area of El Ejido de San Sebastián by Catherine González de Medina.

It is currently dedicated to the museum and divided into three sections: Portal, dedicated to the historical part; Molino, dedicated to the mill, its parts and operation; and Hoorno, which hosts a small sample of objects and techniques specific to the popular arts and customs of Valdepeñas and its region.

Dated between 1950 / 1959. Electric flour mill with elevators and threads that carry wheat and flour from one machine to another. It has atrojes for the storage of wheat, atroje for the damp, alfanje, milling stay and machine stay. The chunks are built in tapial and spun, the function being to store the grain. The alfanje, built in brick and wood, is where you will find the set of milling stones. Inside is the gear that moves the stone. The stay of the milling is where the process of milling the grain is carried out. The machine stay is the second floor where you will find the trickle, the clean and the fender.

It consists of one wheel and two milling stones, the first to mould wheat and the second for other grain types; the network of acequias and canals that fed it is kept in use but only for the irrigation of the annexed gardens.